Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector in Belgium, 2018

Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector in 2018: Annual value — 2.86 % of GDP. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — Eurostat.

Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector in 2018 — neighbouring years chart, Annual value 2.86 % of GDP, source Eurostat
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector in 2018 — value in the context of neighbouring years. Source: Eurostat. forecasteconomy.com

Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector in 2018

  • Value: 2.86 % of GDP
  • Change vs 2017: +0.18 % of GDP (+6.72 %)
  • Position in history: above the 25-year average (average — 2.4132 % of GDP)
  • Series maximum — 3.41 % of GDP in 2021
  • Series minimum — 1.79 % of GDP in 2005 (13 years ago)
  • Value date: 1 January 2018
  • Source: Eurostat

Dynamics over neighbouring years

YearValue, % of GDP
20132.32
20142.36
20152.43
20162.53
20172.68
20182.86
20193.15
20203.37
20213.41
20223.21

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